At its simplest level, Sports Law is nothing more than the application of normal legal principles to sports situations. But all too often the reality is that the sports context means those principles are applied differently, taking account of the nuances, the tradition, and the expectations of the individual sport itself. It takes a sportsman's experience combined with the lawyer's knowledge to form the team that can produce the best possible result for either the individual sports client or the regulatory or commercial client involved with sports.

Examples of the work we have undertaken are:-

Commercial

• Advising consortium on rights of ownership of and debts owed by Football League club.

• Advising worldwide soccer schools franchise organisations in relation to franchise agreements, operation and intellectual property rights.

• Advising sports image company in relation to Premiership footballer.

• Advising leading heptathlete on her website contract.

Disciplinary

• Representing athlete in disciplinary hearing following positive drug test.

• Representing football club in disciplinary action taken against them by the Football League for its poor disciplinary record.

• Advising a Football League club on disciplinary action in relation to a leading player.

Constitutional

• Representing club and representations to the Football League in relation to promotion following controversial final match.

• Re-writing the constitutions of the national and regional athletics bodies following the complete restructuring of the governance of athletics in England.

Insolvency

• Advising the administrators of Darlington, Hull City and Carlisle United Football League clubs.